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Ignore the fucking pundits who push a doom and gloom narrative that far right rule is inevitable.
People are sick of those dicks. The world is kicking them out.
The power of Nope keeps these assholes out of city councils, library boards, and school boards. The power of Nope stacks Attorneys General. The power of Nope shifts judges, sherriffs, congress reps, senators.
and the power of Nope can be used to keep them on target between elections.
And arguably what I am enjoying most is that this is not the hero theory of history. We’re not seeing a charismatic leader carry the election through rhetoric and force of personality.
We’re seeing populations say: nope.
I like the power of nope.
Things seem bleak but it’s probably a bad sign for Republicans that people have started mentioning their actual goals and political blueprint and their response is “how fucking dare you??”
After consulting the style guide (aka their entry on Wikipedia), I have learned that the band name should be two words, not one.
Squash Mouth
I apologize to all of the fans out there. (Both of you.)
The problem is, if they reported accurately about what's at stake in the election, the track records of the candidates and their advisors, and the policies of the GOP, then there wouldn't be a horse race. The election would be decided. So they can't do that, or they'd have nothing else to report on.
Sam Green's doc 32 Sounds, streaming at criterionchannel.com, is one of the most thrilling cultural experiences you can have right now. But: You MUST experience it with headphones. Do NOT settle for speakers. It's sublime, uplifting, profound. [photo of Annea Lockwood by 123cbz123]
Well there's one kind favor I'll ask of you
One kind favor I'll ask of you
There's just one kind favor I'll ask of you
Please see that I take all my meds
I want to start an ad campaign:
"Instead of high speed rail we got... Theranos."
TAX BILLIONNAIRES
"Instead of universal healthcare we got... Juicero."
TAX BILLIONNAIRES
"Instead of clean tap water we got... NFTs."
TAX BILLIONNAIRES
When every single national media outlet is speaking in lockstep with Republican talking points about a candidate for president, that is a fundamental, societal level problem with bad implications for the future of democracy in the US. That people discount that is deeply disappointing.
I focus 90% of my criticism on media ethics and leadership because that is the foundation of how we establish a shared reality. Writing off media effects as immaterial or irrelevant, as if people form opinions about events outside their personal experience without mediation, is deeply ignorant.
Just found out that the guy who wrote 1984 is a different person to the one who directed Citizen Kane. I thought Orwell was just his two names together, like JLo.
If anyone out there needs a dose of uplifting vibes, go check out Summer Games Done Quick. It's the last day of a week-long charity marathon of video game speedrunning that is expected to raise >$2 million for Doctors w/o Borders. (As a bonus, the community is super supportive of trans rights!)
Another project update! I've finished 7 of the flags. Still to come: non-binary, genderqueer, and gender-fluid. Can't wait to get this hanging in my classroom.
Update: making some good progress! There will eventually be ten smaller pride flags (LGBTQ+, ace, pan, bi, intersex, trans, genderqueer, non-binary, agender, and gender fluid) around the central progress flag.
All students will feel welcome and safe in my classroom, or else.
has anyone considered that Joe Biden might be traveling between three different points in time in order to coordinate efforts to neutralize a spatial anomaly?
One guy likes ice cream. The other guy was a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein.
The Media: America cannot endure four more years of someone who likes ice cream.
for me, it’s not a paean about the glories of american democracy, it’s my longstanding belief that the republican party is an unacceptable threat and should be completely annihilated wherever it exists. that’s it
